I know this is an old video but if you leave it just the way you have it but put an empty oil container inside the bucket and the little hose into that container it will save you cleaning and dumping the bucket
great idea, try putting the clear hose four inches inside a 4 quart plastic oil bottle, then put the plastic bottle inside the 5 gallon container, . This will save a big mess inside the 5 gallon bucket, the oil is collected in a large 4 quart container. to be used or disposed.
Hey Try putting a plastic milk container in that empty bucket, extend the small plastic hose in it to catch the oil should take care of splashing oil and it'll all ready be in a container to recycle. :) Thanks for the Vid.
I also use this method for changing oil. I clip the bottom end of the pickup tube on a slight angle. A flat pickup tube will suck itself to the crankcase bottom. After the oil is all sucked out I stick the oily tube in a small bottle of soapy water for a few seconds. No mess afterwards and that also goes into your used oil container.
Run the tube deeper into the bucket to prevent oil from getting sucked into the vacuum. For those that don't have a shop vac, cut the bottom off of an 2 liter bottle then cut the bottle in half vertically. Hold it under the drain bolt with the cap end facing out. Remove the bolt and direct the oil into a catch container. Or buy a FORM-A-FUNNEL
For the 1/2" tube that goes into the 5 gal bucket....I'd extend it and put it into a smaller (less messy) 1/2 gal container and keep the oil concentrated in a smaller space. Everything would work just the same but less mess. You could also put a paper coffee filter on the largerer vacuum hose with a rubber band so no oil sneaks by. Nice video keep up the good work.
Great idea! BTW ~ If you're worried about the vacuum sucking up oil just use a rubber band and wrap a folded dried out alcohol wipe around the nozzle portion that is inside the bucket.
Hey, when your vacuum revs up there is actually less strain, as the motor is just now free spinning. The more suction the greater the strain. It’s a common misconception. The motor goes louder because now it is allowed to ramp its speed up, due to less load. Don’t worry about that let er rip. If you have a way to measure amperage or wattage, try this; put your hand over the end of the hose and watch the power draw, it will actually drop.
If you put an empty 2 liter soda bottle inside the bucket and run the clear plastic tube through the lid and into the soda bottle, 1. It won’t make a mess in the bucket, and 2. You can cap the soda bottle to dispose of the oil.
Chris Notap has a video like this and one with the catch container inside the vacuum itself! I tried this, but I had bought the cheapest vacuum I could, and I wanted to change my oil while my jacks and stands are under my other car, which has a blown head gasket. Since the other car's engine is full of forbidden milkshake, I wanted to flush the contaminated engine with used motor oil. In Chris's first video he used a small intermediary container, like a glass jar, or a Nalgene water bottle, to collect the used oil. I bought a 2-gallon bucket and lid just for this--$8.50 at Home Depot! Walmart has a 2-gallon bucket for $3.78, but they didn't have any lids. Then it didn't fit inside my shop vac. I didn't know what to do besides wander around different stores seeing what fit inside my shop vac, so I used an empty oil jug, which immediately crushed, just like Chris demonstrated. That would still work, right? Eventually the oil would inflate the jug, right? Right?! No. So, now I am trying to figure out how to make this work. A $9 1-gallon Nalgene and a slightly bigger tube, I guess. He also used the cut-off top of a 2L soda bottle to connect the clear tubing to the shop vac.
Great Idea Sir... I saw another video of this subject but you mastered the idea with a great better solution for collecting the used oil... Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!
Meantime .Smith Thank you!! It's quite handy. I need to make another one and use a metal bucket. My vacuum will crush the plastic bucket. Thanks for watching!!!
I've seen another like this it was for a motorcycle. Obviously in this case it was necessary for the smaller hose but the bigger hose will extract even faster. Of course if you do a car it should be even bigger. He also had used something to ensure that the oil was blocked from the vacuum inlet but I don't remember what. I like this build it's a lot more simple, on the other video he's using gaskets to get an airtight seal but the super glue is nice too. Guess it depends on your application are you gonna use it everyday and travel with it or just to get oil out of the small engines in your garage/workshop.
I have a commercial fluid extractor that I could use for this application as I have had the same issue with another piece of lawn equipment...I solved the problem by purchasing a brass pipe of appropriate length, diameter and thread pattern to the plug...with a warm engine, raise the unit with a block of wood, remove the plug and install the pipe then lower the unit with a pan or bottle to collect the oil....to be sure all oil is removed raise the opposite side with the block of wood for complete drainage.....only problem I have ever had is to remember where I stored the brass extension pipe....has nothing to do with age....
Good idea. I have a hand pump for my ChrisCraft since it doesnt have a drain plug and has to be emptied through the dipstick. It sucks hand pumping 6 quarts out. I may have to make one of these in the spring.
Brett Buckley Chris Craft boats are really nice. I wish I had one. I wouldn't want to hand pump out 6 quarts of oil. That would take a while. Yeah you could make one like I did and use an electric shop vac. Use the biggest hose that will fit in the dipstick tube and make sure the hoses in the bucket are as far apart as possible. I'd turn it on for 5 or 10 seconds to make sure the oil isn't going into the shop vac. Thanks for watching and good luck!!
Yes, I could use it as a cyclone separator. I'd need a bigger hose though. I really like it as an and oil extractor though. It works really good. Thanks for watching!
Place an empty 2 liter soda bottle in the 5 gal. bucket, then run the oil hose through the lid and extend it into the soda bottle. Oil will fill into the soda bottle and not all over the 5 gal. bucket. Dispose of old oil at your local hazardous waste disposal center.
I own a small Oil Extractor that you pump it to create airpressure. It's been working great for years. I think I paid $19.95 for it. i would be worried about ruining the Shop Vac.
Instead of using a shop vac, use an exercise ball pump. The opposite end of the pump makes & holds vacuum. You can draw a vacuum on the vessel and walk away.
John Henley You are welcome. It works pretty good. I'd like to use a metal 35 gallon barrel next time because the 5 gallon barrel does collapse some now after quite a few uses. Maybe I'll make a homemade oil extractor 2.0 video.
Not a problem. I just finished an oil change using my Pela 6000 manual oil extractor and was thinking about this during that change. Even with the oil at operating temperature it still takes about 15 minutes to wait for it to pump out. If I give your idea a shot I think it would take less than 3 minutes.
johnj189 There's only one way to find out. If you plan on using a corded shopvac try to use some old metal gas can that's been washed out or a metal barrel. I tried using my corded shop vac with the plastic bucket that's shown in my video and it almost sucked it flat. lol. I think an old metal gas can or barrel would work better. 15 minutes is to long to wait and you still have to pump it up.
Clearly this sucks the oil out effectively, but does it sucking all out? It would have been good at the end to open up a drain plug and see how much oil, if any, had been left behind. The viewer needs reassurance that this does not leave any appreciable amount behind. Good video though, thank you.
For people who just wana throw something together real quick and get something done! Great ideal, but there is easier and quite cheap alternatives many would prefer!
I have a rideon mower that takes 1.4ltr of oil .when changing the oil. i have put a quick release it comes with a tube. All I do i PUSH IN AND TURN IT ANTI CLOCK WISE and the oil is draining through the tube into a container. Then i remove the tube then PUSH IN AND TURN CLOCK WISE. And fill up new 1.4ltr of oil ...it cost $30.00 money well spent.
So much easier to add a short piece of pipe, ( what ever length works to clear the base of the machine) and a pipe cap. A one time perminat fix.....I do it on MOST of the equipment I Buy
@@Lanninglongarmmowing It should siphon out after starting, the bucket needs to be lower because gravity works best pulling the liquid down. You might need a cap on the bucket to unscrew to balance going from vacuum to what could become a pressurized bucket.
I have the filter and there doesn't seem to be any oil in the hose or filter. I tried it with cold oil and it took a little longer but still worked. Thanks for watching!!
Neat idea! All this money you are saving, maybe you could buy a tri-pod. Just saying, real shaky. Hard focus, if you want some constructive criticism. Thanks for posting this.
I know this is an old video but if you leave it just the way you have it but put an empty oil container inside the bucket and the little hose into that container it will save you cleaning and dumping the bucket
great idea, try putting the clear hose four inches inside a 4 quart plastic oil bottle, then put the plastic bottle inside the 5 gallon container, . This will save a big mess inside the 5 gallon bucket, the oil is collected in a large 4 quart container. to be used or disposed.
This is a good way of draining large volumes, but for small volumes, the next evolution is putting the jug inside the vacuum. Good video!
Hey Try putting a plastic milk container in that empty bucket, extend the small plastic hose in it to catch the oil should take care of splashing oil and it'll all ready be in a container to recycle. :) Thanks for the Vid.
Very good idea, thanks.
I also use this method for changing oil. I clip the bottom end of the pickup tube on a slight angle. A flat pickup tube will suck itself to the crankcase bottom. After the oil is all sucked out I stick the oily tube in a small bottle of soapy water for a few seconds. No mess afterwards and that also goes into your used oil container.
Run the tube deeper into the bucket to prevent oil from getting sucked into the vacuum. For those that don't have a shop vac, cut the bottom off of an 2 liter bottle then cut the bottle in half vertically. Hold it under the drain bolt with the cap end facing out. Remove the bolt and direct the oil into a catch container. Or buy a FORM-A-FUNNEL
For the 1/2" tube that goes into the 5 gal bucket....I'd extend it and put it into a smaller (less messy) 1/2 gal container and keep the oil concentrated in a smaller space. Everything would work just the same but less mess. You could also put a paper coffee filter on the largerer vacuum hose with a rubber band so no oil sneaks by. Nice video keep up the good work.
Great idea! BTW ~ If you're worried about the vacuum sucking up oil just use a rubber band and wrap a folded dried out alcohol wipe around the nozzle portion that is inside the bucket.
Hey, when your vacuum revs up there is actually less strain, as the motor is just now free spinning. The more suction the greater the strain. It’s a common misconception. The motor goes louder because now it is allowed to ramp its speed up, due to less load. Don’t worry about that let er rip. If you have a way to measure amperage or wattage, try this; put your hand over the end of the hose and watch the power draw, it will actually drop.
If you put an empty 2 liter soda bottle inside the bucket and run the clear plastic tube through the lid and into the soda bottle, 1. It won’t make a mess in the bucket, and 2. You can cap the soda bottle to dispose of the oil.
Chris Notap has a video like this and one with the catch container inside the vacuum itself!
I tried this, but I had bought the cheapest vacuum I could, and I wanted to change my oil while my jacks and stands are under my other car, which has a blown head gasket.
Since the other car's engine is full of forbidden milkshake, I wanted to flush the contaminated engine with used motor oil.
In Chris's first video he used a small intermediary container, like a glass jar, or a Nalgene water bottle, to collect the used oil.
I bought a 2-gallon bucket and lid just for this--$8.50 at Home Depot!
Walmart has a 2-gallon bucket for $3.78, but they didn't have any lids.
Then it didn't fit inside my shop vac.
I didn't know what to do besides wander around different stores seeing what fit inside my shop vac, so I used an empty oil jug, which immediately crushed, just like Chris demonstrated.
That would still work, right? Eventually the oil would inflate the jug, right?
Right?!
No.
So, now I am trying to figure out how to make this work. A $9 1-gallon Nalgene and a slightly bigger tube, I guess.
He also used the cut-off top of a 2L soda bottle to connect the clear tubing to the shop vac.
Great Idea Sir... I saw another video of this subject but you mastered the idea with a great better solution for collecting the used oil... Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!
Great idea, I'll make one to get the oil out of the V8 on my boat, no more crawling around the bilge. Thanks for sharing!!!
Meantime .Smith Thank you!! It's quite handy. I need to make another one and use a metal bucket. My vacuum will crush the plastic bucket. Thanks for watching!!!
I've seen another like this it was for a motorcycle. Obviously in this case it was necessary for the smaller hose but the bigger hose will extract even faster. Of course if you do a car it should be even bigger. He also had used something to ensure that the oil was blocked from the vacuum inlet but I don't remember what. I like this build it's a lot more simple, on the other video he's using gaskets to get an airtight seal but the super glue is nice too. Guess it depends on your application are you gonna use it everyday and travel with it or just to get oil out of the small engines in your garage/workshop.
I have a commercial fluid extractor that I could use for this application as I have had the same issue with another piece of lawn equipment...I solved the problem by purchasing a brass pipe of appropriate length, diameter and thread pattern to the plug...with a warm engine, raise the unit with a block of wood, remove the plug and install the pipe then lower the unit with a pan or bottle to collect the oil....to be sure all oil is removed raise the opposite side with the block of wood for complete drainage.....only problem I have ever had is to remember where I stored the brass extension pipe....has nothing to do with age....
Put a 2 liter soda bottle in the bucket with the clear tube inside. Oil goes into the soda bottle and the bucket stays clean.
I don't think it would get the vacuum pressure needed if the tube was in another container.
@@clarkgriswold2480 IMHO putting a soda bottle inside the same vacuum bucket to catch the oil does not reduce the vacuum pressure.
Paul Crescenti try it and see. Then post video.
Chris no tap does it in a different video in a 2gal jug and it worked
Good idea. I have a hand pump for my ChrisCraft since it doesnt have a drain plug and has to be emptied through the dipstick. It sucks hand pumping 6 quarts out. I may have to make one of these in the spring.
Brett Buckley Chris Craft boats are really nice. I wish I had one. I wouldn't want to hand pump out 6 quarts of oil. That would take a while. Yeah you could make one like I did and use an electric shop vac. Use the biggest hose that will fit in the dipstick tube and make sure the hoses in the bucket are as far apart as possible. I'd turn it on for 5 or 10 seconds to make sure the oil isn't going into the shop vac. Thanks for watching and good luck!!
I'm going to make one. You could put a piece of cloth on the end of your vacuum hose to catch any oil splash.
Can also be used to suck up wood chips if you use a baffle, might come in handy with the wood lathe. Good vid!
Yes, I could use it as a cyclone separator. I'd need a bigger hose though. I really like it as an and oil extractor though. It works really good. Thanks for watching!
Place an empty 2 liter soda bottle in the 5 gal. bucket, then run the oil hose through the lid and extend it into the soda bottle. Oil will fill into the soda bottle and not all over the 5 gal. bucket. Dispose of old oil at your local hazardous waste disposal center.
Excellent idea.
I own a small Oil Extractor that you pump it to create airpressure. It's been working great for years. I think I paid $19.95 for it. i would be worried about ruining the Shop Vac.
If you are a idiot. Then sure you damage the vacuum.
I'm going to have to make one of these because I'm not interested in dropping my truck transmission pan again.
Instead of using a shop vac, use an exercise ball pump. The opposite end of the pump makes & holds vacuum. You can draw a vacuum on the vessel and walk away.
That would take 2 hours.
Get an electric loaner pump from auto store.
No, I drained all the atf trans fluid with my in under 10 minutes.
Awesome, easy, peasy. I will use an electric shop vac.
That is awesome...gonna build one to assist me in change my lawn mower oil...THANKS!!!
John Henley You are welcome. It works pretty good. I'd like to use a metal 35 gallon barrel next time because the 5 gallon barrel does collapse some now after quite a few uses. Maybe I'll make a homemade oil extractor 2.0 video.
Very cool idea. Well done.
johnj189 Thank you!! I appreciate that.
Not a problem. I just finished an oil change using my Pela 6000 manual oil extractor and was thinking about this during that change. Even with the oil at operating temperature it still takes about 15 minutes to wait for it to pump out. If I give your idea a shot I think it would take less than 3 minutes.
johnj189 There's only one way to find out. If you plan on using a corded shopvac try to use some old metal gas can that's been washed out or a metal barrel. I tried using my corded shop vac with the plastic bucket that's shown in my video and it almost sucked it flat. lol. I think an old metal gas can or barrel would work better. 15 minutes is to long to wait and you still have to pump it up.
Clearly this sucks the oil out effectively, but does it sucking all out? It would have been good at the end to open up a drain plug and see how much oil, if any, had been left behind. The viewer needs reassurance that this does not leave any appreciable amount behind. Good video though, thank you.
Tip on side change plug for a tap, repeat other side
Very Neat.
sixtyfiveford Thank you 65ford!!!
@@Lanninglongarmmowing No problem 65 Ranchero!!!
For people who just wana throw something together real quick and get something done! Great ideal, but there is easier and quite cheap alternatives many would prefer!
Put a gallon jug inside the bucket. That will contain the oil from splashing everywhere and possibly making it into your vacuum intake.
I'm impressed
simple and it works
4 years later and this video still sucks........but in a good way. Nicely done.
I have a rideon mower that takes 1.4ltr of oil .when changing the oil. i have put a quick release it comes with a tube. All I do i PUSH IN AND TURN IT ANTI CLOCK WISE and the oil is draining through the tube into a container. Then i remove the tube then PUSH IN AND TURN CLOCK WISE. And fill up new 1.4ltr of oil ...it cost $30.00 money well spent.
Good Job and good idea :)
batsonlogging Thank you!! It works pretty good. Sure it's not the fastest but it's cleaner and easier.
So much easier to add a short piece of pipe, ( what ever length works to clear the base of the machine) and a pipe cap.
A one time perminat fix.....I do it on MOST of the equipment I Buy
very good,i use the same system for years on my table saw.
You have had lots of wedgies haven’t you
When changing oil this way you should have a extra Qt. to put in and pull back out for flushing it the correct way
good video!
+Glyn Robinson Thank you!!
Next time warm up engine for a bit before you do this, also put the tubing further down into the bucket.
Can’t you turn off the shop vac after the oil begins dumping into the bucket?
Nope, I have to wait till it pulls all the oil out.
@@Lanninglongarmmowing It should siphon out after starting, the bucket needs to be lower because gravity works best pulling the liquid down. You might need a cap on the bucket to unscrew to balance going from vacuum to what could become a pressurized bucket.
From the thumbnail I though it was going to be a lawnmower powered extractor. That's what I need.
Hahaha. Sorry to disappoint!!! Lol.
Where did you get the tubing for pennies?
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My Ears are bleeding from that shop vac it's so loud. 😳
You awsome ♥️😂
That voice would drive you insane!
Passing possibly combustible fumes through an electric vacuum, not the best idea
have you checked your filter for oil
I have the filter and there doesn't seem to be any oil in the hose or filter. I tried it with cold oil and it took a little longer but still worked. Thanks for watching!!
Glad to hear that
just buy a drill pump. Done.
I am sorry I can not finish viewing your vlog because I got dizzy following your camera footage . I will get back to you later .
Now try in car and post a video.
Randi Ka Ashiq That is a good idea.
I tried this and it collapsed my bucket
Yeah you need a strong bucket.
Well I will just have to break out the Hoover and get sulking🤪
Good idea but the video is 5 minutes to long
www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html?_br_psugg_q=brake+bleeder problem solve will work the same way but better.
Neat idea! All this money you are saving, maybe you could buy a tri-pod. Just saying, real shaky. Hard focus, if you want some constructive criticism. Thanks for posting this.
I did it with the help of Avasva solutions.
every one coppied you oof
any combustibles my cause an explosion
Ed Ginsberg I wondered if that could happen. I am not sucking up gas though. Thanks for watching!!
For lubes only not gasoline or other fuel. Be careful of what you wish for folks.
Chris norap had a easy way it was much better may help
Poor design and a good way to ruin a shop vac, I guarantee that your vacuum sucked in some of that oil.